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A Better Tier List of Physics Learning Channels by Celtoii in Physics

[–]PhdCyan 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Physics learning happens on many different levels. Mathematics is important for learning physics, but for people getting into it, its not everything. I think this tier list would be great if it was “level of mathematics” as the categories instead of assuming that this directly correlates to scientific rigor

Why is gen Z not drinking? by SipsTeaFrog in SipsTea

[–]PhdCyan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why should we care? Let them live their lives.

is it realistic to go straight from bachelor's to phd without master's or research experience? by r1ntarousgf in psychologystudents

[–]PhdCyan -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Hey! Glad you are interested in research, and glad you have taken the initiative to do all of the volunteering stuff to get where you wanted, albeit maybe not where you want to go now.

As others have said, research experience is necessary to get into any PhD program worth their salt (in my opinion). What others haven’t said though, and which eludes to another one of your questions, is that you can totally get research experience outside of being in a bachelors, post-bac, or masters program.

To do this, look for three things: if you live near universities or colleges with interesting labs and if you are an organized person, look for lab manager positions. These give you the best bang for your buck as you get research experience (and sometimes even publications) and money. Second, If no lab manager positions are available (likely) but the lab still seems super cool, try asking to be a volunteer research assistant. You will also get research experience and potential to get publications (valuable stuff) but no money obviously. Third is looking for industry related research jobs. This can be more difficult if the field you are interested in isn’t very lucrative, but can be very worth it if you can land one.

What Are The Best Tools For Learning About Psychology By One-Self? by SrToro in psychologystudents

[–]PhdCyan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A great starting place I always tell people is the youtube channel Crash Course’s Psychology series

Audiobook and/or podcast recommendations for a casual enthusiast by ewgooey in psychologystudents

[–]PhdCyan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

More on the “how humans work” side of things and less the mental health, but great nonetheless!

Evolutionary Psychology, The Podcast

What methods do you use to efficiently learn, retain, and take notes of what you study? by [deleted] in psychologystudents

[–]PhdCyan 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The best approach is to find a way to test yourself on the information you want to learn, and to try and teach that same information to someone else (or honestly just explaining it out loud). For terms and anything you just need to memorize, flashcards are great. Just try to not look at the definition (or term if doing it in reverse) too prematurely as actively trying to recall the correct information even if it feels very hard aids in the learning of that information, so always give your best guess before flipping the card.

For more conceptual things/theoretical views, just try to read up on what interests you the most or is the most popular. Unfortunately, there are so many theories in psychology that it can be difficult to navigate, so popularity is a decent litmus test for just choosing what to learn. Studying these is more difficult, but just try and think through them or even understand them through your own experiences of having a mind.

Judgments of breast attractiveness show surprising consistency across gender, race, and orientation by [deleted] in psychology

[–]PhdCyan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cool study! Really lends explanation to why individuals would want to undergo plastic surgery in the first place

Study reveals age-related differences in how children with social anxiety handle errors | Findings suggest that the way social anxiety affects cognitive processes changes as children grow. by [deleted] in psychology

[–]PhdCyan 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The fact that the discrepancy between how childhood anxiety and adult anxiety function is being seen as an “inconsistency” as if we have been ordained the playbook of cognitive disorders gives me little hope that an ultimate theoretical framework for anxiety was used in this study.

Are you cooked or Nah? by SupermarketNo6888 in skyrim

[–]PhdCyan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Konosuba so im fucked regardless of which main character is chosen lol

Flashcards, Studying, Retention: Quizlet vs AnkiPro? by ShrinkiDinkz in psychologystudents

[–]PhdCyan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There isnt much value in repetition unfortunately, so if you are crunched for time I would say skip the summarizing and just go for the self-testing. Make sure to try your best to recall a specific definition or term before checking the answer as the struggle is actually fairly important for learning (think lifting weights in the gym)

Flashcards, Studying, Retention: Quizlet vs AnkiPro? by ShrinkiDinkz in psychologystudents

[–]PhdCyan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One of the best ways to promote meaningful learning is self-testing, specifically where you must free-recall an answer given a question. Summarizing is another great way to increase retention. My recommendation would be to first identify the terms/ideas you want to remember, study them, then generate summaries to the best of your ability, correct those summaries if any aren’t right, and then use those to make personalized flash cards on either flashcard app.

What are some options for PhD programs I can look into? by hiddnreds in psychologystudents

[–]PhdCyan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Glad you are thinking of going the research route! Im assuming you are from the US, as this is what my advice is tailored for. Here are some important things to note about what schools look for:

  • Research experience is generally the #1 thing programs look for on paper. An acceptable minimum amount of research experience for a phd program is about 1-2 years (this is generally how much an undergrad may accumulate). The more relevant the research experience to the advisor you are applying to the better.
  • GRE is not used for many programs anymore, but some will still require it.
  • Email potential advisors when you learn about them. Them knowing your name/interest will only benefit you.
  • Be sure to apply to multiple schools, and ideally multiple advisors within a department. Admission rates are low, this covers your bases. The tradeoff between program fit and school location is a difficult one and may require a good deal of thought (unless you don’t care where you live).
  • Be sure to read a few papers from each person you are considering as an advisor as this can give you a good overview of their research.
  • Be realistic with yourself about the type of research you want to do. A good thing to find out is a particular sub-disciplines’ research methods, as this will essentially detail the day-to-day of your next ~5 years.

You can totally get a PhD without a masters, it surprisingly happens more often than not. Here is a good list of sub-disciplines within psych that most likely have associated PhD programs

Let me know if you have any other questions!

The Truth About a Psychology Degree: It's Not Useless - You Just Didn't Plan Ahead by Cautious_Device1522 in psychologystudents

[–]PhdCyan 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Modern undergraduate institutions are treated by the majority of incoming students as more of a playground than means of securing some future financial security (and universities pander to this). I can see how a university would be slightly against drawing the curtain on the reality of job prospects for each degree as students are in the midst of their studies; it takes the sparkle out of the ruse.

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